Journal box



May 3l, 1955 c. J. PAULsoN JOURNAL Box Filed Oct. 7. 1952 United StatesPatent O JOURNAL BOX Charles J. Paulson, Iowa City, Iowa ApplicationOctober 7, 1952, Serial No. 313,512

1 Claim. (Cl. 10S-221) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in journal boxes for use particularly on the trucks ofrailroad freight cars and has for its primary object to provide, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, a box of this character comprising anovel construction and arrangement whereby the journal may beexpeditiously removed and replaced without the necessity for jacking upthe car, as at present, resulting in a great saving in time and labor.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a journal box of theaforementioned character which will be comparatively simple inconstruction, strong, durable, compact and which may be manufactured atlow cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecication, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a truck equipped with journalboxes constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a View in horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view, showing the method of removing ajournal from the box.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that referencenumeral designates generally a truck comprising the sides 11. Mountedbeneath the end portions of the truck sides 11 are journal boxes 12which embody the present invention. Conventional journals 13 on the endsof axles 14 are rotatable in the boxes 12, said axles having xed thereonadjacent said boxes the usual anged wheels 15.

Each box 12 includes a stationary upper section 16 which is open at itsouter end and which has hinged thereon, as at 17, a vertically swingingclosure 18. Mounted in the stationary upper section 16 of the box 12 isa brass 19 constituting a bearing for the journal 13.

The box 12 further includes a downwardly swingable lower section 20 theinner side of which is hingedly connected, as at 21, to thecorresponding side of said upper section 16. The other or outer side ofthe lower section 20 is detachably secured to the corresponding side ofthe upper section 12 by a fastener in the form of a hinge structure 22.As shown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawing, the hinge 21 and thefastener or hinge 22 are similar in construction, each comprising aremovable pin or pintle 23 and 24, respectively. The pins 23 and 24 aresecured in position through the medium of cotter keys 25 and 26,respectively.

A longitudinal truss or bar 27 extends between the bottom of the lowerjournal box section 20 and the adjacent portion of the truck side 11.Apertured ears 2S depend from the lower section 20 of the journal boxand extending therebetween is a removable pin 29. The pin 29 extendsthrough an eye 30 on this end of the truss or bar 27 for detachablyconnecting said truss or bar to the journal box. A substantially similarjoint or connection 31 is provide-d between the other end of the trussor bar 27 and the truck side 11. The bar 27 will support the box section2i) in position beneath the upper section 16 in the event of loss ofeither of the hinge pins 25 or 26.

It is thought that the operation of the invention will be readilyapparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briey, to remove thejournals 13 from the boxes 12, one end of the truck 10 is elevated byplacing beneath the sides 11 thereof, suitable jacks 32 (see Figure 4).The pin 29 is then removed for disconnecting the truss or bar 27 fromthe lower section 20 of the journal box. Of course, this is done on bothsides. of the truck. The pins 24 are then removed after having extractedthe cotter keys 26 for permitting the lower sections 20 of the journalboxes to swing downwardly on their hinges 21. The journals 13 are thusfreed and the axle 14 may be rolled away on the wheels 15. Of course, toreplace the journals the foregoing operation is substantially reversed.

Itis believed that the many advantages of a journal box constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood andalthough a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a railroad car truck comprising a side frame, a journal box mountedon one end portion of said side frame and depending therefrom, saidjournal box including complemental upper and lower sections, hingescompris' ing removable pins pivotally and detachably securing the lowerbox section beneath the upper section, and a safety bar having one endpivotally secured to the frame and its other end detachably secured atan intermediate point beneath the lower box section between the verticalplanes of the hinges for retaining same in position should either of thehinge pins be lost.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS773,564 Green Nov. l, 1904 1,741,538 Richards Dec. 31, 1929 1,748,209Couch Feb. 25, 1930 2,424,327 Nystrom July 22, 1947

